Shaft-tailed Whydah

Description:

this is a male in breeding plumage. Whydahs are small birds about 12 cm plus an additional 22 cm for the males long tail in the summer. Females and non-breeding males are a more non descript brown with feint streaking on the crown

Habitat:

Shaft-tailed whydahs occur throughout Botswana, preferring open grassy areas in the thorn veld, where they parasitise the nests of Waxbills